July 03, 2017

Microsoft set to Layoff Thousands of Sales Staff around the World

In July 2015, Microsoft cut 7,800 job cuts and wrote down $7.6 billion associated with its Nokia acquisition. In 2016, the Seattle Times reported that Microsoft cut 2,850 jobs. For 2017, it's being reported that Microsoft is about to make another round of job cuts in the thousands as they reorganize their sales force.

TechCrunch reports that a source with knowledge of the planned downsizing told them that the Microsoft would lay off "thousands" of staff across the world. The restructuring is set to include an organizational merger that involves its enterprise customer unit and one or more of its Small and Medium Enterprise-focused divisions. The changes are set to be announced this coming week. For more on this read the full report here.

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